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APPLICATION FILED DEC- l0. 195. 1.11. @fifififi. Patented Aug. 1, 1916.

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F. H. GIBBS.

RAILWAY CAR.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 10. 1915.

Patented Aug. 1, 1916.

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3 SHEETS-SHEET 3- FREDERICK H. GIBBS, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

RAILWAY-CAR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 1,1916.

Application filed December 10, 1915. Serial No. 66,114.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FREDERICK H. GIBBS, residing at New York city, county, and State, and being a citizen of the United States, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Railway-Cars, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertainsv to make and to use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which illustrate the preferred form of the invention, though it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the exact details of construction shown and described, as it is obvious that various modifications thereof will occur to persons skilled in the art.

In said drawings: Figures 1 and 1 are central longitudinal sectional views of acar body equipped with the present invention, Fig. 1 being an extension of the upper portion of Fig. 1. Fig. 2 is a diagrammatical plan view of a car body interior, the roof being removed, showing the general scheme of arrangement of movable parts hereinafter described. Fig. 3 is a fragmentary plan view of one corner portion of a car body equipped with the invention. Fig. 4: is a vertical sectional view, the section being taken on line 1-1 of Fig. 3, showing in elevation a fragment of one partition and gearing adapted to actuate the closure hereinafter described. Fig. 5 is a transverse sectional view, contracted as indicated therein, the section be ing taken on line 5-5 of Fig. 1 Fig. 6 is an enlarged detail sectional View, the section being taken on line 66 of Fig. 1 looking in the direction indicated'by the arrow illustrating the motor and its appurtenances employed as hereinafter more fully described. Fig. 7 is a view in partial elevation and partial section at right angles to line 6,6 of Fig. 1*. Fig. 8 illustrates a longitudinal section of a form of closure adapted to register with opening in the roof, which closure may be moved into position to register with such opening.

In Figs. 1, 1 a single partition is shown extending transversely of the car. Associated with this is a single slide or closure. It is to be understood that the parts shown in Fig. 1 are duplicated at the other end of the car to divide the car body interior into a plurality of compartments. It is obvious-that a greater or less area of the roof may be provided with openings and the area of the closures correspondingly adjusted.

Heretofore compartments have been divided in railway cars in which a bulkhead or partition was formed of perforated materials, and when the bulkhead was raised toward the roof of the car it was swung to position to register with an opening in said roof, so as to provide a ventilated closure for said opening. To secure the ventilated closure for the roof opening it was necessary that the bulkhead be perforated but, in some instances, it is desirable to use a solid bulkhead and to retain the advantage of a perforated closure for the opening in the roof. In the structure shown in the accompanying drawings the bulkheads may be formed either perforated or imperforate, as may be desired, and the closures for the roof openings may be of perforated material, each being independently formed.

One of the objects of the invention is to provide actuating means between the bulkhead and the slidable closure, which closure may be formed separately and applied in position with either a solid or perforated bulkhead.

Another object is to provide a readily removable bulkhead; that is, abulkhead which may be removed from its position within the car without cutting rivets or other permanent connections while leaving the closure for the roof opening in operative position.

This permits removal of the bulkhead for repairs, if necessary.

Referring specifically to the parts: 1 indicates the floor of one compartment, 2 an end wall thereof, 3 an inside lining of the roof, 4 the roof opening, 5 a hatch or vertically removable closure for the roof opening, 6 the bulkhead.

Secured to each one of the side walls 13 of the car and, preferably with the major portion thereof projecting into the middle compartment of the car, as shown, there is provided .a gear casing 14, comprising a wall 15, next the side wall 13 and an outer wall 16 parallel therewith, and between the walls 15 and 16 there are supported, within the casing 14, two short shafts 17 and 18. Upon the shaft 17 is carried a pinion 19, and gear 20 which meshes with the smaller gear 21, which smaller gear in turn meshes with the rack 22, which rack is secured to and projects downwardly fromthe carriage 23. The carriage .or closure 23 is provided with a series of rollers or supporting wheels 26, which travel between the inwardly-extending flanges of the track rail 27, which is' of channel form in cross section, for the purpose hereinafter described.

Connected with the upper end portion of the bulkhead 6 is a sector 30, which is in mesh with the pinion 19, before referred to, and formed with thesector 30 is a trunnion or extension 31, which rests in open-mouthed pockets 32 formed in the casing 14.-

It will be noted that the inner wall 16 of the casing 14 is of less area than the wall 15 thereof being cut away horizontally and obliquel 16, before referred to, thereby permitting insertion of the trunnions in said pocketsand permitting ready removal thereof when desired, without destructive effort, that is,

' wall 2, thereby carrying a perforated por-v without cutting rivets, etc.

The sector,-before referred to, is bifurcated as shown in Fig. 1 and is provided with flanges 40 and 4.1, which parallel the upper portion of the bulkhead 6, and bolts 43 are projected through one of the side posts of the bulkhead and through said flanges to secure the sector rigidly to the bulkhead.

When the parts are in the position shown in Fig. 1 in full lines, the car is usable as a compartment car and the end compartments 8 are separated from the middle compartment, or compartments by the bulk heads. transportation of a single class of merchandise the bulkhead 6 is raised to the relatively horizontal position indicated by the dot and dash lines in Fig. 1, in which position it may be supported by any convenient locking means.

As the bulkhead 6 is free to swing on its trunnions or supports and is connected by the train of gears and the rack 22 with the carriage 23, it is evident that the movement of the bulkhead from the vertical posltionshown in full lines in Figs. 1 and4 to,the. dot and dash position shown in. Fig. 1 will automatically project the carriage 23 longitudinally of the car toward the end tion of the carriage 25 into position below theroof opening 4. In this position the slide or carriage 23 will be locked'by reason of'the engagement of the rack and gears,

before indicated, and owing to,the channel shape of the track way, it will be impossible to lift thecarriage or closure vertically so as to free the rack 22 from e gagement with the gear 21, to slide the carriage away from end wall 2. Thus movement of the bulkhead 6 from its vertical to its relatively horiy above the pocket 32 in casing wall If the whole car is to be used for zontal position automatically closes the openings 4 in the roof from below, so that the car may be ventilated by raising the hatch 4 from the position shown in Fig. '1.

Various types of ventilators are in use combining hatches or closures for roof openings with collapsible ventilators, and no claim is made to that feature, nor is the roof ventilator shown as it forms no part of the present invention.

Swinging the bulkhead to the relatively horizontal position shown will automatically close the roof opening against unlawful entry to the interior of the car by projecting the closure toward the end wall of the car so that it will register with said opening, and the connection of the closure with the bulkhead as described eliminates the possibility of careless workmen raising the bulkhead and leaving the roof opening unwhereby the swinging of the bulkhead from a vertical position to a substantially horizontal position will automatically cause the slidable closure to protect or cover the opening in the roof is broadly new in a railway car. It is also new to connect a swinging partition employed to separate compartments of a railway car with a slidable closure by intermeshing gearing or. levers, so

- that movement of the bulkhead either to or froma vertical position will automatically move the closure to position where it will uncover or cover an opening in'a car roof. While I have illustrated gearing as a means for connect ng and synchronizin the movement of the bulkhead and slida le closure, it is understood that the gearing was selected 'merely because a tooth gear is a familiar illustration of a lever with a fulcrum, a place for applying a weight and a place for receiving or acting on a load.

It is broadly new to automatically close an opening in the roof bf a railway car by the simple movement of a bulkhead or partition-suspended between two compartments of suchcar from a vertical position to a relatively horizontal position, and I desire to claim this as a part of my invention as set forth in the claims.

It is evident that the operation of the slidable carriage or closure is automatically controlled by the movement of the bulkhead in either direction, and within the scope of the broad invention it is immaterial what specific means are employed for converting the swinging movement of the bulkhead into a reciprocatory movement of the closure.

A convenient means for lifting the bulkhead, and thereby automatically closing the roof opening by causing the closure 28 to register with such opening, is shown in the drawings in which 55 indicates a shaft suitably suspended within the car, extending longitudinally thereof and being provided near each end with a winding drum 56 on which may wind the cables 42 extending from said drums to the partitions or bulkheads 6. The shaft 55 carries a worm wheel 44 in mesh with a Worm 45. A hand wheel 46 on the non-circular vertical shaft 47 is adapted to drive the worm, the worm Wheel, the shaft 55, and the drums 56 thereby wind the cables 42 on said drums and lift the bulkheads to a position near the roof of the car as illustrated in Fig. 1. The cables pass from the drums 56 over suitable guides 41*, if it is desired that the cables extend downwardly at the sides of the car, though the guides may be omitted if desired and a single cable run from each drumto the partition (3,

To permit either or bothbulkheads being raised, as may be desired, clutches 50 are employed and may be actuated by the chains 51. The chains 51 connect with the clutches 50 at their upper ends and at their lower ends are provided with rings 52 which are adapted to engage hooks 53 on the hand wheel 46, when the hand wheel is in its lowered position. Pulling on either chain will actuate the corresponding clutch 50 and through such clutch'either section a or b of the shaft 55 may be-cut out that is dis engaged from the operating mechanism at the will of the operator, thereby permitting the operator to lift both bulkheads or either of them as he may desire.

A clutch is illustrated in detail in Fig. 7 though it is to be understood that any suitable clutch may be employed for the purpose and I do not wish to be limited to the details shown. 1

To permit the hand wheel 46' being lifted out of the way of lading, etc., the shaft 47 is non-circular, coiiperates with and is slidable vertically in the worm 45,*a stud 47 on shaft 47 being adapted to rest in a supporting hook 47 carried by a bearing G in the gear casing A and the upper end of the shaft 47 is provided with an enlarged portion of greater section than the opening through the worm, thereby preventing shaft 47 dropping below an operating position.

The gear casing A is divided and comprises an upper part B and a lower part C united by bolts D passing through flanges E. The worm is seated in adjustable end bearings F and G respectively at the upper and lower ends of said worm.

In operation the bulkheads may be lifted, either singly or in couples, by means of the hand wheel and associated lifting means. At the same time the closures are automatically caused to register with the roof openings. When all the partitions are lifted the entire lower part of the car is available for loading from end wall to end wall, and the openings leading to the interior, through the end compartments, are protected against unlawful entry. The means for closing such openings may be ventilated or not as may be desired.

What I claim as new is:

1. In a car having a roof with an opening therein, a bulkhead adapted to swing from a vertical position toward the roof of said car, and a separately formed slidable closure for said opening adapted to be operated to close said opening by movement of said bulkhead toward said roof.

2. In a car, a plurality of compartments, a roof for said car having therein an opening leading from the exterior to one compartment, a swinging bulkhead adapted to separate said compartments, aseparately formed slidable closure for said opening, a trackway on which said closure may travel, and means connecting the bulkhead and closure and adapted to slide the closure to close said opening when the bulkhead is swung to a horizontal position.

3. In a car, a plurality of compartments, a roof having an opening leading from the exterior to one compartment, a bulkhead adapted to move from a vertical position to a relatively horizontal position to merge said compartments, and a separately formed closure for said opening operated by and during movement of the bulkhead to close said opening.

4. In a car, a plurality of compartments, an opening leading from the exterior to one compartment, a bulkhead adapted to separate said compartment from another compartment and adapted to move from a vertical position to a relatively horizontal position, a separately formed ventilating closure for said opening, and means connecting the bulkhead and closure adapted to automatically cause said closure to register with said opening when the bulkhead is swung to an elevated position.

5. In a car, a floor, end wall, side walls, and a roof having an opening therethrough, in combination with a movable partition or bulkhead adapted to form therewith an end compartment, said bulkhead being adapted to occupy a vertical position and a a roof having an opening leading to one of relatively horizontal position, a separately formed-closure for said roof opening, and intermediate means connecting said bulkhead and closure whereb-ythe closure is automatically actuated during swinging movement of the bulkhead. 1

6. In a car, a plurality of compartments, one being provided with an opening communicatnig with the exterior, a bulkhead normally separating said compartments, a movable closure for said opening, meansfor supporting said closure, the bulkhead being adapted to swing on relatively fixed pivots to a horizontal position into one compartment, and connecting means adapted to move the closure to register with said opening while the bulkhead is swinging toward the horizontal position.

7. In a car, a plurality of compartments, a roof over said compartments, one compartment being provided with an opening through the roof, a partition or..bulkhead normally separating a plurality of said compartments, a separately formed closure for said opening, and pivoted means connecting the bulkhead and closure, the bulkhead being adapted to swing away from one compartment into the other compartment and thereby automatically move said closure to register with-said opening.

8. In a car, a plurality of compartments, one being provided with an opening, a bulkhead normally separating said compartments, a separately formed horizontally slidable closure for said opening, and pivoted means connecting said bulkhead and closure, the bulkhead being adapted to swing away from one compartment into another compartment and the closure being actuated by said bulkhead and pivoted means to slide into the compartment away 'from which the bulkhead is moved.

9. In a car, a plurality of .compartments, one being provided with an opening through its roof portion, a bulkhead normally separating said compartments, a slidable closure for said opening, and interposed closure actuating means connecting the bulkhead and closure, the bulkhead being adapted to swing into one compartment and ,thereby automatically actuate the closure actuating means interposed between the bulkhead and closure whereby swinging the bulkhead will automatically cause the closure to'register with said roof opening.

11. In a car, a plurallty of compartments,

said compartments, a bulkhead adapted to occupy a vertical and a relatively horizon-'- tal position in said car and below said roof, a separately formed horizontally sliding closure for the roof opening, and pivotal connecting closure actuating means between the bulkhead and closure operable by the bulkhead and adapted toa'ctuate the closure; to register with the opening in said roo 12. In a car, a plurality of compartments,

a roof common to said compartments, there being an opening in said roof leading to one compartment, a bulkhead adapted to swing into another compartment, a separately formed closure for said opening, a trackway on which said closure may .slide, and mechanism connecting the bulkhead'and closure and-adapted to actuate one from the other. 13. In a car, a plurality of compartments, a roof common to said compartments, there being an opening in said roof leading to one compartment, a bulkhead adapted to move from a vertical position in said car to a relatively horizontal position with-manother compartment, a separately formed closure for said opening operable by the bulkhead, and closure actuating mechanism connecting the bulkhead and closure.

14. In a car, the combination of a swinging bulkhead adapted to separate one compartment from another compartment therein, fixed supports for said bulkhead, a separately formed closure for an opening in the roof of said car, and means for automatically closing said opening while the bulkhead is being lifted to merge a plurality of said compartments into a single compartment.

15. In a car, a roof having an opening therein, a plurality of compartments, one

of said cognpartments being provided with said opening through its roof, a bulkhead normally separating said compartments, a

separately formed horizontally slidable clo-' sure for said opening adapted to travel across and above said bulkhead, supports 16. In a railway car, a lading receiving compartment and a supplementary compartment, the latter being provided wlth an opening leading thereinto, a bulkhead nor- ,mally separating said compartments, a slid-- able closure for said opening, a sector connected with the bulkhead, andt gearing 1n mesh therewith adapted to actuate the closure;

17.- In a railway car, a lading receiving slidable closure for said opening, sectors connected with the upper part of the bulkhead, trunnions on the sectors and supports adapted to actuate the closure.

19. In a railway car, a lading receiving compartment and a supplementary compartment, the latter being provided with a lading receiving opening, a bulkhead normally separating said compartments, a slidable closure for said opening, tracks for said closure extending into the smaller compartment, a gear casing provided with pockets, extensions project ng from said bulkhead adapted to rest in said pockets, and means in the gear casing connecting the bulkhead and closure.

20. In a railway car, an end compartment, a middle compartment, there being an opening for lading leading to the end of compartment, a removable bulkhead, a slidable closure for said opening, and separable means interposed between the bulkhead and closure adapted to automatically actuate said closure from said bulkhead.

21. In a railway car, an end compartment, a middle compartment, there being an opening for lading leading to the end compartment, a swinging bulkhead, a closure for said opening operable during movement of the bulkhead, and readily separable mechanism connecting the bulkhead and said closure adapted to actuate the closure from said swinging bulkhead.

In a railway car, a removable swinging bulkhead in combination with a movable closure for a lading-receiving opening, and separable mechanism connecting the bulkhead with said closure adapted to actuate said closure from said bulkhead.

' 23. In a railway car, a lading receiving compartment and a supplemental compartment, the latter being provided with a commodity receiving opening, a bulkhead normally separating said compartments, in combination with a separably formed hori- Zontally slidable closure for said opening, a track supporting said closure, the bulkhead being adapted to swing on relatively fixed pivots and being separately connected with said closure in combination with closure actuating means connecting the bulkhead and closure.

24. In a railway car, end walls, side walls,

a roof having openings therein, a plurality of bulkheads; or partitions adapted to divide the car into aplurality of compartments, closures adapted to register with the roof openings, and means adapted to lift said bulkheads nearthe roof of said car and thereby automatically cause said closures to register with the openings in said roof.

25. .In a compartment car, end and side Walls and a roof, a plurality of transversely extending bulkheads adapted to dividethe interior of said car into a middle compartment and two end compartments, each of said end compartments extending from one of said end walls to one of said bulkheads there being an opening leading from the eX-' terior of said car to each of said end compartments, a closure for each of said openings and interengaging means connected respectively with said bulkheads and said closures whereby when said bulkheads are moved from their normal positions away from said end walls said closures will be moved in the directions to register with said openings.

26. In a compartment car, end walls, side walls, a floor and a roof, there being openings near each end of said car, transverse bulkheads movable toward and away from said end walls to form a plurality of compartments in said car and to merge said compartments into a single compartment extending from end wall to end wall, a closure for each of said openings and means so connecting said closures to said bulkheads that movement of said bulkheads away from said end walls will cause said closures to register with said openings.

27. In a railway car, end walls, a roof extending from end wall to end wall and having openings therein, bulkheads relatively near said end walls adapted to divide the interior of said car into two end compartments, closures for said roof openings, means adapted to swing said bulkheads away from said end Walls and means connecting said bulkheads and closures so as to automatically move said closures during movement of said bulkheads.

28. In a railway compartment car, an end wall, a roof having an opening therein, a closure for said opening, a bulkhead normally parallel with said end wall, and closure actuating means connecting said closure and bulkhead whereby moving said bulkhead away from said end wall will automatically actuate said closure.

29. In a railway car, a roof with openings therein, end walls, a pair of bulkheads adapted to divide said body into three compartments intermediate said end walls, means adapted to lift said bulkheads topositions near the roof, thereby producing a single compartment extending from end positions near the roof, thereby producing Wall to end w'all'and closures for said roof a single compartment extending from end 10 openings operable by said bulkheads. 7 'wall to end wall, and closures for said -30. In a car body, a roof with openings roof openings operatively connected with therein, end walls, a pair of bulkheads the bulkheads.

adapted to dividesaid body into three com- In witness whereof I have hereunto set partments intermediate said end walls, my hand.

means adapted to lift said bulkheads to FREDERICK H. GIBBS. 

